Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby lead the 2021 BET Awards nominations with a whopping seven nods each.
The “WAP” hitmaker is among the most recognized artists for this year’s BET Awards, as she is in with a chance of taking home a total of seven trophies when the ceremony takes place on June 27.
Megan is nominated for Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Video of the Year for “WAP,” Album of the Year for “Good News,” two Viewer’s Choice Awards and two Best Collaboration accolades for her features with DaBaby on “Cry Baby” and Cardi B on “WAP.”
The 26-year-old rapper shares the top nominations spot with her collaborator DaBaby, who also has seven nods to his name.
The “BOP” hitmaker, 29, has four nominations in the Best Collaboration category, as “Cry Baby” is shortlisted alongside “Rockstar” featuring Roddy Ricch, “For The Night” with Pop Smoke and Lil Baby, and “What’s Poppin’ – Remix” which features Jack Harlow, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne.
DaBaby is also nominated for Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Album of the Year for “Blame it on Baby,” and a Viewer’s Choice Award.
Cardi B and Drake had the second-most nominations with five each.
The BET Awards honor Black excellence across music, television, film and sports in 21 categories, and will take place in person this year after being held virtually in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Executive Vice President of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy Connie Orlando said in a statement: “We are back and excited to bring culture’s biggest night, the 2021 BET Awards, safely back to Los Angeles to celebrate this year’s incredible roster of nominees. We broke ground as one of the first official award shows to move forward during the global pandemic, and we are ready to take our pioneer status to the next level with the return of an audience to celebrate the best and brightest creative minds in the entertainment industry.”
Voting for the 2021 BET Awards Viewer’s Choice Award begins on June 7.
Check out an abridged list of nominations for the ceremony on the next page.
